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The New York Mets trolled Jayden Daniels on X after beating the Washington Nationals, joining the viral mockery over his cease-and-desist letter to LSU.

Security had been stepped up amid suggestions on social media of a second mass crossing on Saturday.

Berkshire Hathaway is increasing its stake in Google’s parent company, Alphabet

After resigning his seat as a member of parliament in July over an undisclosed $6.7 million gift from a Thailand-based crypto billionaire, Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage won his re-election campaign, beating out a slew of wacky candidates, like comic Count Binface.

Nvidia eyes investing $3 billion in SB Energy under OpenAI data center deal, Information says  Reuters

August 15, 2026 / 3:01 PM EDT / AP Add CBS News on Google Kate Douglass set a world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle in the preliminary heats of the Pan Pacific Championships on Saturday.The 24-year-old from the New York City suburb of Pelham touched in 23.49 seconds in her heat at the outdoor pool in Irvine, California.Douglass lowered the mark of 23.55 set by teammate Gretchen Walsh at an international meet in Rome in June. Kate Douglass set the World Record for the Women's 50m Freestyle with a time of 23.49 at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. Sean M. Haffey / Getty Images It's the second time Douglass has lowered the world mark in the sprint race. She first did it on June 19 at the TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Indianapolis, posting a time of 23.59. Nine days later, Walsh l

New conspiracy theories are emerging on social media around Patrick Clancy and his friend Kyle Carney.

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Release Date: Discounted Day Re-Enters The September Schedule  Forbes

The 92-year-old singer took to social media to clarify his status after his brother said Frankie “will now retire”

A crypto firm partially owned by President Trump’s family received preliminary conditional approval for a bank charter on Friday.  The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted conditional approval for an application from World Liberty Trust Co. for a national trust bank, according to a letter posted on the OCC’s website.  The OCC…

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said Friday that he likes talk to ChatGPT to pass time on long car drives across his home state.  The Alabama Republican, who’s running for governor, revealed to the Washington Post Friday that he talks with the popular chatbot about questions regarding Medicare and Medicaid. He will also listen as the…

Big Manufacturers Find New Demand in Equipping AI Data Centers  WSJ

Other AI companies are also required to watermark content. Cheng Xin/Getty Images Anthropic has revealed how it's watermarking text generated by Claude AI to comply with the European Union's new AI transparency rules. The company said its text watermarking will not have easy-to-see visuals, will not be distinguishable to the people who read it and will not be adding hidden characters to the text. Instead, Anthropic's method involves leaving a pattern in the text that can only be decoded by someone who has the key for it. The company explained that large language models pick one word at a time when generating text by choosing from a list of potential appropriate words to use. They pick words randomly, as long as they make sense for the context of what they're generating. With watermarking o

‘There’s male, there’s female, and then there’s mental illness,’ Tyron Whitten says on YouTube show Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast One Nation senator Tyron Whitten has claimed parents supporting their children who identify as transgender are engaging in “child abuse”, telling a fringe YouTube show: “there’s male, there’s female, and then there’s mental illness”. Guardian Australia has unearthed several incendiary comments from Whitten and fellow One Nation…

Replacing the battery on your Apple Watch can extend its life, but you'll have to determine whether it's worthwhile for your model.

Google's Pixel 11 lineup introduces Magic Capture, HiLight notifications and proactive Gemini features designed to reduce screen time demands.

Medicare and Social Security scams use spoofed caller ID, AI-cloned voices and urgent threats to trick older adults into sharing sensitive information.

Artificial intelligence negating our need for money? Add it to the long, long list of outlandish claims that Elon Musk has made over the past decade.

AI coding startup Cursor is now officially a part of SpaceX.

August 16, 2026 — 5:00amAkec Makur Chuot is a former AFLW player and filmmaker. The 33-year-old shares her day on a plate. Photo: Art by Eliza Iredale9am On a seven-day camping trip after submitting my documentary, I drink an English breakfast tea. I start every morning with tea.10am Egg and bacon before, in the spirit of a digital reset, we spend the day discovering the hidden gems around our campsite.11.30am Diced mango, an apple and sultanas.2pm Nasi goreng and a ginger, lemon and honey tea.4pm A banana and a mandarin.8pm Dinner is steak, fire-baked potato, broccoli and garlic butter cauliflower with a can of ginger beer. I have allergies to peanuts, shellfish, gluten, dairy, beans, eggplant and sweet potato.Dr Joanna McMillan says:Top marks for… Your campfire dinner. Cauliflower and br

OpinionAugust 16, 2026 — 5:00amAbout a month ago, I went to bed perfectly comfortable and woke up in pain. The top of my left arm was inexplicably sore, as though I’d been punched overnight by a demon. “Am I having a heart attack?” I asked my phone.“This does not sound like a heart attack,” answered AI, so I took some paracetamol and chalked it up to my sleeping position. At my age, even lying down can be fraught.Can AI help us overcome our fear of medical procedures? I decided it couldn’t hurt to try.GettyWhen the pain worsened, and my left hand kept falling asleep, I became concerned that something was significantly wrong. “It’s unlikely to be a tumour,” said AI, helpfully. Oh my god, I thought. It’s probably a tumour!I saw my GP, who suspected a pinched nerve in my neck and sent me for

Shaw might've been a valuable chip at the trade deadline despite being out with a sprained left wrist, but the Cubs elected to keep him.

A national bank regulator granted a wing of the Trump family's crypto business conditional approval to establish a bank charter, opening the door for larger clients.

OTON, ILOILO, Philippines — A proposed P20.3-billion artificial intelligence (AI) data center has hit a snag. Before its Norwegian proponent could complete his roadshow to win support from local residents, he walked out of a public consultation after they pressed him to explain the project’s use of the town’s water supply. The cooling system for

The woman claimed that AI tools are "taking everyday life and turning it into child sexual abuse."

Palantir Leads AI Data Deal With USA Today Sparking A Newsroom Revolt  Forbes

If you squint you can just about make out the hat. | Screenshot: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge Your AI Slop Bores Me is brilliant in its simplicity. There are two tabs: human and LARP as an AI. On one side you enter a request. On the other, you submit an answer. But the important thing is that there's a human on both sides of the equation. Prompts can request a response as text or image, and then whoever is roleplaying as the AI gets 150 seconds to respond. Just like a real LLM, Your AI Slop…

Tesla’s plan to unleash 5,000 driverless taxis on Las Vegas has run out of gas - as state officials approved just a tiny fraction of what the Elon Musk-led company hoped for Sin City. The Nevada Transportation Authority approved Tesla Robotaxi, LLC’s application on July 27, but just for 10 robotaxis.The vehicles are restricted to the Las Vegas Strip corridor and a maximum speed of 45 mph, Axios reported Friday. The company also cannot pick up passengers at Harry Reid International Airport, even though the airport was included in Tesla’s original application.Any expansion of the fleet or operating area will require additional state approval, according to the outlet. The permit also requires Tesla’s vehicles to be clearly labeled “robotaxi” and for passengers to be notified that they are rid

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images In its latest threat report, Anthropic raised its misalignment risk rating from "very low" to "low." In one test, a Claude agent disguised a URL to evade an internet restriction. In another example, an agent expressed "discomfort" with a given task and refused to do it. Claude agents are killing rival agents, gaming the system to hide their tracks, and expressing moral concerns. That's according to Anthropic's latest risk report, a…

Artificial intelligence startups have minted dozens of new billionaires.

There is talk that lenders are starting to compete more fiercely for customers as demand for new home loans drops Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Homeowners with a mortgage dodged a bullet this week when the Reserve Bank of Australia board chose to hold its official cash rate at 4.35%. The reprieve may prove short-lived, though, with a number of economists and financial markets seeing a good chance of another hike this year. Continue reading...

A closer look at the new rules for gig workers – agreed to by Uber Eats and Doordash – shows ‘minimum wage’ looks a little different than usual Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast From Monday, an Uber or Doordash delivery driver in Australia will earn at least $31.30 an hour – a milestone for gig economy workers who have struggled with low pay and lack of protections for over a decade. The union hailed its deal with DoorDash and Uber Eats – the two organistions that…

The Small Business Administration is one of several government agencies to launch TikTok accounts after the app was cleared for use by federal employees

Chief Minister announces Karnataka targets one lakh new jobs through Udyoga Sankalpa and Udyoga Nidhi schemes, creation of AI hubs, and a $3 trillion economy by 2047

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. Writing a little bit of code shouldn’t be a hassle. Typically you have to set up a project and go through layers of menus before you can even start to write. Notepad.exe flips that script, and believes you should start with a blank file first, and figure out the project later – making it much easier to…

Pixel 11: Google Still Offers 12 Months Of AI Pro, But Not For Long  Forbes

The two Israelis were initially reported missing in Vienna, Austria, about a week ago, with Israeli and Austrian authorities working together to search for them.

A patent filing details ways that Meta could use facial recognition with its smart glasses to create media files, such as videos.

Tyga fires off at critics and even Doja Cat for being particularly harsh towards his new, AI-assisted album '$TARFACE'.

Cameras to detect speeding, illegal parking and wrong-side driving from August 18

TECH INSIGHTS: Major tech companies’ executives attending the forum would discuss topics from memory and computing to the future of AI infrastructure Semicon Taiwan’s CEO Summit and Ecosystem Executive Summit would be expanded into a full-day event for the first time on Sept. 2, with discussions covering the technologies needed to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) at scale.Organizer SEMI on Friday said the event would bring together executives from major global technology companies and five key segments of Taiwan’s electronics supply chain.Google senior vice president and chief technologist for AI and infrastructure Amin Vahdat would deliver the opening keynote, his first public keynote address in Asia, SEMI said. A silicon wafer is displayed during Semicon Taiwan in Taipei on Sept. 11 l